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To: Red Steel
March 2015:“We strongly dispute this account. Governor Walker has been very clear that he does not support amnesty and believes that border security must be established and the rule of law must be followed. His position has not changed, he does not support citizenship for illegal immigrants, and this story line is false,” she announced in an email to journalists Thursday afternoon.”

“I made it clear that for me, if somebody wants to be a citizen, they need to go back to their country of origin, get in line, no preferential treatment,” Walker said. “In terms of what to do beyond that, again, that’s something we got to work with Congress on.”

14 posted on 08/13/2015 2:07:29 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
“I made it clear that for me, if somebody wants to be a citizen, they need to go back to their country of origin, get in line, no preferential treatment,” Walker said. “In terms of what to do beyond that, again, that’s something we got to work with Congress on.”

But here's the rub: he's talking about Citizenship. This doesn't mean he is opposed to giving them legal status. And the idea that you can create a third class of individual with legal status with no pathway to citizenship is ridiculous. Legal status guarantees future citizenship.

34 posted on 08/13/2015 5:35:15 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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